Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. Buys New Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,958 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $601,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,373,806,000 after purchasing an additional 101,856 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.6% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $647,328,000 after purchasing an additional 58,039 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 8.5% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,021,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $528,514,000 after buying an additional 237,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,076,126 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,156,000 after buying an additional 34,098 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on KEYS shares. Bank of America upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Barclays boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Keysight Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target on Keysight Technologies (KEYS) from $360 to $390 and reiterated an overweight rating, signaling confidence in further upside after the company’s strong quarter. JPMorgan raises Keysight price target to $390
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts said Keysight has doubled its AI customer base, with growth broadening across end markets, reinforcing the view that AI-related demand is becoming a bigger driver of future revenue. Seeking Alpha article on AI customer growth
• Positive Sentiment: Keysight’s fiscal Q2 results beat EPS expectations, with earnings of $2.87 versus $2.32 expected, and revenue growth of about 31% year over year, driven by AI data center and chip demand. Zacks article on Q2 earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts increased forecasts after the strong quarter, suggesting Street sentiment is improving and could support the stock’s valuation. Benzinga analyst forecast increases
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity showed elevated call buying, which may reflect speculation that the post-earnings move has more room to run, but it does not by itself change fundamentals.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $338.10 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $370.17. The stock has a market cap of $57.98 billion, a PE ratio of 55.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $320.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $253.99.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.91 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 38,334 shares of company stock worth $11,057,870 over the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.